NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NM-A014-2017-0001-RMP-EIS
Project Name: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-NM-A014-2017-0001-RMP-EIS
  • Project Name
    Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan
  • Project Type
    RMP - EIS
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
  • Last Updated


Project Description

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The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan (RMP) was prepared by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in consultation with the Pueblo de Cochiti and federal and state agencies.  The Approved RMP reflects public comments received during the planning effort. The document provides a framework for the future management and appropriate uses of the Monument and planning area, located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It contains both land use planning decisions and implementation decisions to facilitate management of the area.

The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a remarkable outdoor laboratory, offering an opportunity to observe, study, and experience the geologic processes that shape natural landscapes.  The National Monument, on the Pajarito Plateau in north-central New Mexico, includes a national recreation trail and ranges from 5,570 feet to 6,760 feet above sea level.  It is for foot travel only, and contains two segments that provide opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, geologic observation, and plant identification.

The cone-shaped tent rock formations are the products of volcanic eruptions that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago and left pumice, ash, and tuff deposits over 1,000 feet thick.  Tremendous explosions from the Jemez volcanic field spewed pyroclasts (rock fragments), while searing hot gases blasted down slopes in an incandescent avalanche called a “pyroclastic flow.”

Precariously perched on many of the tapering hoodoos are boulder caps that protect the softer pumice and tuff below.  Some tents have lost their hard, resistant caprocks, and are disintegrating.  While fairly uniform in shape, the tent rock formations vary in height from a few feet up to 90 feet.

 
Contact Information
For more information, contact:

Jamie Garcia
Outdoor Recreation Planner
100 Sun Avenue North East
Pan American Building Suite 330 
Albuquerque, NM 87109-4676
(505) 761-8787
[email protected]

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Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Pena Blanca New Mexico 87041

Application Information

Project Dates

  • Start Date
    2/14/2017
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Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
  • Offices
    Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument,   Rio Puerco FO
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